Table 2. Amounts (mg/L beer) of Free Phenolic Compounds Quantitated by HPLC-ESI-MS/MS in the Regular (PA100, PA95, and PA85) and in the Low Alcoholic (LA-PA100, LA-PA95, and LA-PA85) Craft Beersa.
| compound | PA100 (mg/L beer) | LA-PA100 (mg/L beer) | PA95 (mg/L beer) | LA-PA95 (mg/L beer) | PA85 (mg/L beer) | LA-PA85 (mg/L beer) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GA | 0.13 ± 0.01b | 0.12 ± 0.01* | 0.11 ± 0.01b | 0.08 ± 0.01* | 0.12 ± 0.01a | 0.11 ± 0.02 |
| PCA | 0.12 ± 0.01b | nd | 0.31 ± 0.05b | 0.44 ± 0.01 | 0.25 ± 0.01a | nd |
| CQA | <0.24# | <0.24# | <0.24# | <0.24# | <0.24# | <0.24# |
| pHBA | 0.42 ± 0.02b | 0.36 ± 0.02* | 0.41 ± 0.01b | 0.30 ± 0.03* | 6.06 ± 0.06a | 2.54 ± 0.25* |
| VA | 1.04 ± 0.10b | 1.13 ± 0.10 | 1.05 ± 0.10b | 1.16 ± 0.10 | 0.77 ± 0.03a | 0.84 ± 0.03 |
| CA | nd | nd | 0.11 ± 0.01b | nd | 0.12 ± 0.02a | 0.20 ± 0.02* |
| SyA | nq | nq | nq | nq | nq | nq |
| CuA | 0.28 ± 0.04a | 0.31 ± 0.03 | 0.42 ± 0.03b | 0.43 ± 0.04 | 0.20 ± 0.02a | 0.41 ± 0.02* |
| SA | 0.78 ± 0.01b | 0.62 ± 0.02* | 0.77 ± 0.04b | 0.72 ± 0.02 | 1.60 ± 0.01a | 0.53 ± 0.02* |
| FA | 1.16 ± 0.08a | 1.27 ± 0.02 | 1.53 ± 0.10b | 1.73 ± 0.10 | 0.75 ± 0.03a | 1.28 ± 0.08* |
| Ru | 0.65 ± 0.08a | 0.46 ± 0.06 | 0.72 ± 0.10a | 0.58 ± 0.07 | 0.68 ± 0.06a | <0.29# |
| Q | <0.23# | <0.23# | <0.23# | <0.23# | <0.23# | <0.23# |
| K | <0.06# | <0.06# | <0.06# | <0.06# | <0.06# | <0.06# |
| TA | 4.58 | 4.27 | 5.32 | 5.44 | 10.55 | 5.91 |
| TPC (GAE mg/L beer) | 361.3 ± 10.2a§ | 386.5 ± 18.3a | 454.5 ± 17.7b§ | 456.3 ± 14.0b | 463.7 ± 14.5b§ | 450.5 ± 5.0b |
| AA (TE μmol/L beer) | 747.9 ± 40a§ | 793.3 ± 10a | 780.3 ± 15a§ | 819.7 ± 15ab | 852.1 ± 15b§ | 800.3 ± 15ab |
TA: total amount (mg/L beer) of free phenolic compounds for each regular and low alcoholic beer. Mean values ± SD from triplicate analysis PA with different letters within rows are significantly different (p < 0.05),* LA-PA significantly different from the corresponding PA (p < 0.05),# LOQ previously reported.33§TPC and AA of PA were previously published,34 and they were reported herein for a direct comparison with LA-PA; nd = not detected; nq = not quantitated.